My village can't be like this

Chapter 382 City People in the Village

It took two days for Zhang An's family to finally hand over all the kiwi saplings on several acres of land to everyone who ordered the saplings.

The kiwi fruit saplings this time are better than those cultivated last year. After all, they are already second-generation seedlings.

Seeing the hopeful smiles on everyone's faces as they planted trees, Zhang An also silently blessed them.

They are all looking forward to it, hoping that it will bear fruit smoothly after planting.

But in fact, Zhang An knew in his heart that his saplings were different from ordinary saplings. As long as everyone didn't mess around, they would definitely be able to survive smoothly.

Although the number of people planting kiwifruit has increased significantly this year, the area planted with kiwifruit has also expanded significantly.

But Zhang An has never worried about sales. Ding Yi has opened many supermarket branches now, so he can absorb a lot of it.

And there is also Lu Cheng, a fruit merchant as big as him must have a lot of demand.

The current expansion of the village is just a drop in the bucket for them.

Taking ten thousand steps back, Zhang An was not worried even if Ding Yi and Cheng Cheng were no longer able to rely on each other.

Zhang An has space. Even if they don't buy it in the future, Zhang An will help everyone sell it.

Anyway, it's easy to carry if you put it in space, and it won't rot. At worst, it will take you to a few big cities.

And now Zhang An has enough confidence to give everyone the assurance. After all, their family's current financial situation is not shallow.

Although everyone knew each other, he never put all his hopes in the other person's hands.

After all, as the old saying goes, mountains will fall if you rely on them, and they will flow if you rely on water. It is best to rely on yourself.

After the seedlings were raised, Zhang An returned to his previous lazy life.

Occasionally, there were days when Su Ying wanted to be lazy and didn't want to go to school, so she would go out and teach a few classes for Su Ying.

The rest of the time, he was like a eldest daughter who had not left the palace. He never left the house every day, reading books and playing with the dog at home.

As the end of the month approaches, the weather has been clear and sunny these days.

Su Ying went to school to work, Zhang Jianguo went to the mountains to herd sheep, and old mother Wang Fang was in the backyard, guarding the fish pond to receive fishing friends.

Although the number of people coming to Zhang An's house to fish dropped sharply after the first few days, several people still came every day.

Wang Fang can earn hundreds of dollars every day just by staying in the backyard, so she doesn't want to be too satisfied.

And she was not just sitting in the backyard, but holding needle and thread in her hand, embroidering the cut pieces of cloth.

These are the baby clothes and shoes Wang Fang is preparing for her grandson who will be born in the future.

In the village, the mother usually does these tasks, because the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is like that these days.

But in Zhang An's family, there is no mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem of this kind.

Not to mention that Su Ying is not good at these needlework, and she is also busy at work and has little free time.

And Wang Fang couldn't bear to let her daughter-in-law do this, so she did it herself in advance.

Although these things are sold on the street, the styles sold on the street in this era are not very good.

The materials I chose were not as good as those made by myself, and the embroidery was not as beautiful as those made by myself.

More importantly, the ones sold on the street are not as comfortable to wear as the ones you make yourself.

Therefore, few people in rural areas will buy it on the street. It is better to make it yourself and save money.

Of course, Wang Fang is not thinking about saving money. Anyone who has studied You Ziyin knows that every stitch is the care and love of adults for their children.

Especially since Wang Fang has been doing needlework for decades, the clothes and shoes she makes are really good.

In fact, whether it is baby clothes, Zhang An’s family does not need to make them from scratch, because the clothes Zhang An wore when he was a child are still there.

Anyone who grew up in rural areas should know that the clothes they wore when they were children were very strong and they can still be found and well preserved when they grow up.

Moreover, many families have many children. Maybe several children in the family wear those sets of clothes one by one, and take turns wearing them.

This is because those clothes are made at home, so when buying fabrics, they always choose better ones.

In addition, there is little wear and tear when worn by children, so it can be stored for a long time.

Moreover, Zhang An only has one child in his family, and those things were well preserved by Wang Fang, so they are still as good as new.

Now their family can still find a cabinet of clothes that Zhang An wore when he was a child. This is because other relatives gave birth to children. Wang Fang sent some to them before, otherwise there would be more.

In addition to baby clothes and shoes, Wang Fang also plans to make two beds for carrying children - back fans.

A thick-backed fan for winter and a thin-backed fan for summer.

They are also sold on the street, and the price is relatively expensive, but more people choose to buy them.

This is because making a back fan is different from making clothes. It is very troublesome to make, especially the embroidery on the cloth, which is very time-consuming. It usually takes ten days and a half to complete it, and most people cannot do it.

But some people choose to do it themselves. If they don’t know how to do it, they will pay someone they know to do it. This is because there is a very superstitious saying in the countryside.

If your children are carried on their backs with homemade back fans, they will grow up safer and healthier.

For example, in Zhang An's family, Wang Fang made the back fan that Zhang An used to carry on her back.

Because there is only one child in the family, Zhang An, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang, as well as Zhang An's grandparents, all hope that Zhang An can grow up safely and healthily.

But this thing is very durable. In the past, everyone’s back fans were carried on their backs by generations of people.

The back fan of Zhang An's bed only had Zhang An on its back, and it was still as good as new when it was taken out of the cabinet, and the embroidery on the cloth was still lifelike.

But Wang Fang attaches great importance to her eldest grandson. She has to make new clothes and shoes, not to mention one or two bed fans.

Anyway, Zhang An won't let her do any work now, so she has a lot of time. She can also kill time by doing needlework every day.

Zhang An didn't want to waste this beautiful spring time. His mother was in the backyard, so he moved a deck chair and placed it in the front yard.

Lying lazily on it, bathing in the warm sunlight.

Although the sun is very bright, it is different from the scorching sun in summer and is not scorching.

With the gentle spring breeze blowing slowly, Zhang An felt that it was really enjoyable to sunbathe in spring.

However, after just being in the sun for a while, Zhang An felt a little uncomfortable and there were still some areas that needed to be improved.

Because his eyes were half-baked by the sun, even if he closed his eyelids, when he looked into the room, his vision had become a little dark.

But this little episode will not deter him from sunbathing.

I got up and went back to the house, took out a straw hat and put it on my face. It felt right.

"Zhang An, are you at home?"

Zhang An was enjoying his time in the sun when he heard someone calling him at the door.

Too lazy to move, he took off the straw hat covering his face and found that the person coming was Mr. Li Mingwu. "Hey, Uncle Li is here. Has he recovered?"

When Mr. Li Mingwu came, Zhang An moved a recliner for him and took him to bathe in the spring sunshine together.

"After some treatment by Daozhang Zhang, he is now very strong and feels younger than before."

Afraid that Zhang An wouldn't believe it, he even twisted it around to show Zhang An.

"Okay, okay, don't twist your old waist. Looking at your rosy face, I know you are very angry."

It is indeed completely different from the old man who walked tremblingly and could not withstand the wind.

Compared with before, I am much more energetic and energetic. After all, a glowing face can completely prove a person's physical condition.

"But you kid knows how to enjoy it. It's really comfortable to lie down and bask in the sun like this. It's more leisurely than us retired old men."

Everyone else in the village was busy working in the fields, but Zhang An was the only one happily basking in the sun in the yard.

Those who didn't know better thought that Zhang An had retired early and was living a life of retirement.

"By the way, where did you buy this recliner? I'll buy two of them too. It's really comfortable to lie down on."

Just after lying down for a while, Li Mingwu fell in love with Zhang An's recliner.

"I made these chairs myself. If Uncle Li likes them, when you guys move here, I'll give you two as a housewarming gift."

Zhang Anzheng was worried that he didn't have anything to give Li Ming as a moving gift to Wudang. Seeing that he liked the recliners so much, he might as well give him two recliners.

This lounge chair seems to be made of the finest Davidia wood in the space, so it would look grand as a gift.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to have this skill."

Li Mingwu was surprised to hear that Zhang An could also do carpentry work.

It is not easy for a young man of his age to be able to concentrate on learning medical skills, but he can also do carpentry.

Moreover, the workmanship of this chair is very beautiful, which proves that Zhang An's carpentry work is not bad.

"Then your two chairs will be ready soon. We will move them here tomorrow."

If it was anything else, Li Mingwu would have refused, but he really liked this chair, and it was made by Zhang An himself. He wanted to refuse but couldn't.

After all, he also has a big yard there, and it must be comfortable to have a chair like this.

"Haha, don't worry, even if you move here today, I can still deliver it."

Zhang An was not surprised that Li Mingwu's family was moving here, because several families had already moved here a few days ago.

However, Zhang An does not intend to make this recliner out of stock. After all, the workmanship of this recliner is quite complicated and it will take a lot of time to make.

The last time Zhang An made chairs, he made a lot of them. In addition to giving them to a few elderly people at home and Su Ying's grandparents, there were still a few left at home.

When Li Mingwu leaves later, he can send it to him.

"I didn't expect you to build a house so quickly. With such a big yard, it only took a month to complete."

When he left last time, the foundations had not even been dug in those places. He did not expect that they would be built so quickly.

In Li Mingwu's imagination, building a house in rural areas was not so fast.

Although Li Mingwu is from the city, he also has relatives in the countryside.

For those people who build a house, it takes three to five months from preparing materials to building it, and that's even if the money goes smoothly.

He was really surprised that Changqing could build so many yards so quickly.

"Haha, it's normal to be fast. After all, they have dozens of people building it together, so they must be fast."

To build these yards, Zhang An's second uncle recruited all the people in the village who could be masons and build walls.

In addition, the material used is bricks instead of stones, so it naturally does not take much time.

"By the way Zhang An, I came here today because I wanted to buy some vegetables from your house. I'll catch two of your native chickens and geese, and I also want a few fish. Your vegetables are delicious, so give them to me too. A whole basket full.”

After chatting for a long time, Li Mingwu got down to business with Zhang An.

"And your family, remember to come to my place tomorrow night and help me burn the bottom of the pot. It's in the third yard at the intersection."

Moving is called a celebration in the city, but it's called burning the bottom of the pot in the countryside, so Li Mingwu can be regarded as doing as the Romans do in the countryside.

Nowadays, people usually don’t hold banquets when moving house. Instead, they only invite relatives and friends to their homes to have a meal together.

Li Mingwu's family didn't have many relatives in the village, and they wouldn't invite anyone over in this countryside.

But for Zhang An's family and Zhang's party, Li Mingwu would definitely invite them.

So when I came here today, I first came to Zhang An’s house to buy the groceries.

"Okay, then let's go to Uncle Li's place to enjoy the autumn breeze tomorrow."

If someone comes to ask for this kind of thing, they cannot refuse unless there is something special.So Zhang An agreed without thinking.

Then Zhang An caught two native chickens for Li Mingwu, a goose, a duck and a fat rabbit, and also caught a few fish.

"Let's go, chop some vegetables for me, especially the little green vegetables you had last time. If you still have some, dig some more for me. It's so delicious."

After catching meat and vegetables, Li Mingwu was still thinking about the vegetables in Zhang An's garden.

Especially the small coriander that looks the same as ginkgo leaves and is about the same size is his favorite.

When he left last time, Zhang An gave them a basket. After returning home, not a single vegetable leaf was wasted and they ate them all.

"Well, Uncle Li, go to the vegetable field with me and we can pick whatever we like."

Zhang An simply picked up the basket, picked up the kitchen knife and took Li Mingwu to chop vegetables in the vegetable field.

"My brothers and sisters are doing sewing here. I thought you weren't at home."

Arriving in the backyard, Li Mingwu saw Wang Fang doing needlework in the backyard and embroidering pieces of cloth, and said hello.

"His uncle came and there was no work in the fields, so I thought about making a few sets of small clothes to put away so that my grandson could wear them when he was born."

"That's true. It's always good to prepare in advance. When the child is one month old, he will call us over for a drink."

When Su Ying found out she was pregnant, Li Mingwu was still in the village, so he naturally knew that Wang Fang was going to be a grandma.

"That's for sure. Anyway, his uncle and you will all live in the village from now on, so it will be very convenient to call him."

Whether it is Wang Fang or Zhang Jianguo, although at Li Mingwu's initiative, they are considered to be of the same generation.

But there is still a gap of twenty years in age, and the generation gap is still relatively large. Moreover, we are not very familiar with each other, and we are not very comfortable talking with him.

So after just chatting for a few words, Li Mingwu followed Zhang An to chop vegetables in the vegetable field behind.

(End of this chapter)